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thread: speaking two languages

  1. #19
    Registered User

    Mar 2008
    Sydney
    91

    Tenar I meant buena suerte... my Spanish is well hidden in the remote corners of my brain... just like my German (it comes out some times, when not needed)

  2. #20
    Registered User

    Mar 2008
    North Northcote
    8,065

    Our recent trip back to italy proved to be a wonderful learning curve for DD. both DH and I were suprised how her speech and communication and comprehension just sky-rocketed from those 3 weeks of full immersion (strangely enough in BOTH langs). so if you can, i highly recommend actually going back to visit family/friends too. bit on the exxy side though lol.

    as one poster mentioned it is also a great idea to go to places where the language might be spoken in the community. for example, where we live is a high proportion of italians so DD is surrounded by it at the supermarkets, pharmacists and restaurants. this also makes me feel more comfy speaking to her in italian as well.

    we do have a kinder here that is italian based but our local council is really making it hard to try to get a primary school (despite concerted demands and a high proportion of the community expressing an interest!). but on that note, my priority for school is a good education over a language one, so if it is not a top notch public school then i prolly wouldnt enrol her just for the language.

    we tried an italian playgroup and it seemed to be really effective for the kids (just didnt suit our needs).

    oh, and i just remembered another posters point! we too have bought STACKS of italian kids shows on DVD! they have proved to be a marvelous tool for DD. she can learn the language in an easy to approach way ITMS. (if you're interested she LOVES 'Vipo: le avventure del cane volante'...LOVES it! as does her 7 year old Zia back in italy! so i guess it can work for a good age range...

    HTH!

  3. #21
    Registered User

    Mar 2008
    Sydney
    91

    thanks.
    i will ask my mum to send Vipo's dvd.
    we have heaps of Walt Disney's in Italian, but some can be scary...
    sorry for short post i'm bf atm

  4. #22
    Registered User

    Mar 2006
    soon to be somewhere exotic
    1,550

    AngelPunks: thanks for your story and sorry to hear that things had to stop... I know how it is when the family is not family anymore... good luck with your plans of teaching multiple languages
    my dad died, but i'm hoping when I go back to his home town I'll get immersed and the language will come flooding back

    i've always wanted multilingual kids, nothing will stop that

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